Sleigh



CII

Patented ct. 7, 1924.

,l UNITED STATES ities OTTO SCHULTZ, JR., OF NEWBURGH, NEW YORK.

SLEIGH.

Applicationl filed.y May 2,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that "I, OTTO a citizen of the United States, and a resi--dent of Newburgh, New York, have invented certain Improvements .inSleighs, of which the following description, in. connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters onthe drawings designating like parts.

This invention relates to sleighs, and is ofy particular utility vwhenembodied in the construction of a coaster, or bob-sled, although Icontemplate the use of my invention for power driven sleighs, animaldrawn' sleighs, or in any `field for which my impro'vements are adaptedby their nature.

An important object of my invention is toi l provide a novel andpowerful brake or vappliance for retarding the'motion of a sleigh,

in the form ofoneor more runners, comprising sections or members of theusual sleigh runners, preferably, but mounted pivotally in accordancewith my invention, so that eachof said runner braking devices can beswung transversely or diagonally of the direction of movement of thesleigh,`to stop or retard the same.

In carrying my improvement into effect, If

prefer to provide a pair of runner members so pivoted, and to arrangefor their operation into converging or diver'ging relation, as thisfurnishes'the most powerful brakingconstruction of which myV'improvements have been embodied, the full lines showing theparts intheir free running position, and thedotted lines indicating theoperative, or braking, position of the operating parts Figure 2, is aview in vertical, longitudinal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l;

Figure 3, is a partial, transverse section on the line 3 3 Fig. l;

Figure 4, is a partial, transverse section on the line i-1, Fig. l;and.'

SCHULTZ, Jr.,`

1921. Serial No. 466,122.

` Figure 5, is a fragmentary, plan view of a vdiagrammatic character,similar to a portion of Figure' 1, but on'a smaller scale, and

ed vfor illustration and description to permit ready and completeunderstanding of my improvements, the part designated by the referencecharacter A is one of the runners of a sleigh, of which there may be anyindicating an arrangement of the braking 69' 7 is a vertical sectionalview on 65 suitable number, and which may be of usual lor suitablecontour tov carry my invention into effect.

I have shown two of these runners A iii the instance illustrated, asusual in hand coasters or bob sleds of this type, and the frame B, andsupports C, with the cross pieces E, N, and body Ii, may be,andpi'eferably are, of usualv and well known construction', theirparticularform and arrangement not constituting an essential featuredofS5 my invention.

In accordance with an important feature of my invention, one or'moreofthe-runners, `preferably each', asvillustratedyis pivoted,

or is provided with a sectionV or member A mounted pivot-ally, as at F'and F", by any suitable means, suchas the bolts or rivets indicated,which connect uprights M, mounted on the ruimer members A ,in rotatablerelav tion withthe frame members B and E, and

preferably -with a truss-like member D also, so that these members' Acan be swung transversely or diagonally of 'the line Vof movement intothe dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, acting to retard the` prog'100 ress of the sleigh.

Normally the members above described occupy their full line position,invwhichl the sleigh is free-running, and any suitable means may beprovided to swing them to and fro between the two positions, such meanspreferably comprising a lever, or system of levers, such as those shownat G, I-I and K, operable manually to actuate the uprights M and runnermembers A', and to correlate 110 their movements and impart stability tothe braking system.

In the instance illustrated, the parts designated by the referencecharacters G are a pair of toggle-levers extending horizontally acrossthe frame between opposite pairs of members C with which the outer endsof the toggle-levers are. connected pivotally, as at F2, the inner endsof these levers having a common operating pivot F3 which passes throughan operating slot J in a bar J extending rearwardly from a handle orcross bar K which can be grasped and pulled rearwardly by the rider tobreak7 the toggles from their full line to their dotted line position,thus operating the runners to retard the sleigh.

I prefer to provide a similar pair of toggle-levers H, also connectedpivotally, as at F4, with the runner braces, C', to the rear of thepivots F, these toggles having a common operating pivot F5, passingthrough, and actuated by, the bar J simultaneously with the forwardtoggle.

Then the rider pushes forward the cross bar K, the parts will berestored to their lull line, free ruiming position, where they arepractically looked by the position of the levers Gr, extending directlyacross the sleigh. This system of toggle levers can however be arrangedas shown in F 5, to operate by pushing lthe cross bar K forward, fromfull line to' dotted line position, tothrow the members A, divergentlyinto operating position, the construction and operation beingsubstantially identical with that already described.

Having illustrated my invention thus fully, and suitable means by whichthe same may be carried into efect', I wish it to be understood that Ido not limit myself to the speciic construction and materials selectedfor illustration and description by way of example, nor do I limitmyself in general otherwise than as set forth in the claims read inconnection with this speciiication.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States of America is 1. A sleigh having a member serving as arunner and mounted pivotally to swing into position to act as a brake.

2. A sleigh having a plurality of members serving respectively asrunners, and mounted pivotally to swing into position to actcovoperatively as a brake.

3. A sleigh having a Vplurality of members serving respectively asrunners, and mounted pivotally to swing into convergent relativepositions, to act co-operatively as a brake.

4f. A sleigh having a member serving as a runner, and. mountedpivot/ally to swing into position to act as a brake, and means toactuate said member manually.

5. A sleigh having a pair of members serving respectively as runners,and mounted pivotally to swing into position to act cooperatively as abrake, and` a system of toggle-levers to actuate said members.

6. A sleigh, a pair of pivoted runner members, a plurality of pairs'oftoggle levers connecting the same, an operating bar movable across saidtoggle levers to operate them to cause said runners to assume brakingpositions across the line of movement of said sleigh, and a cross bar topermit manual actuation of said operating bar.

Signed at New York in the county and. State of New York this eighteenthday of April, 1921.

OTT() SCHULTZ, Jn. IVitnesses ALEXANDER C. PROUDFIT, MAURICE LEFKARL.

